Berlin — Poland launched a large-scale security operation this week along its border with the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad, the country’s national police chief said, and the Polish prime minister said the effort may have prevented a sabotage or provocation operation targeting the NATO member. Additional police and counterterrorism units, as well as troops from…
Millions of Americans will be casting their votes in person in the 2026 midterm election on Tuesday, Nov. 3. Polling times vary by state. The lists below show each state’s earliest opening and latest closing times. States will begin reporting election results after their polls close. Forty-seven states and the District of Columbia offer early…
Kyiv — Ukrainian and Russian emergency alert apps used to warn civilians of incoming missiles, drones and other military attacks were hacked hours apart on Sunday night, sending out false messages about radiation, chemical attacks and nuclear strikes. At 10:47 p.m. local time (3 p.m. Eastern), Air Alert, a Ukrainian app developed by Ajax Systems and…
Dozens of robots took on more than 3,000 steps up one of China’s most famous peaks Monday, many carrying eggs and watermelons in a race organizers billed as a test of real-world machine endurance, state media showed. For hundreds of years, Mount Tai — the tallest peak in China’s eastern Shandong province — was an…
On this “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” broadcast, moderated by Margaret Brennan: Sen. Bernie Sanders, Independent of Vermont Rep. Mike Lawler, Republican of New York Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, a Democrat David Becker, CBS News election law contributor and the executive director of the Center for Election Innovation and Research Anthony Salvanto, CBS News…
The following is the transcript of the interview with David Becker, CBS News election law contributor and the executive director of the Center for Election Innovation and Research, that aired on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” on Nov. 1, 2026. MARGARET BRENNAN: And we’re joined now by our CBS News election law contributor and…
Binance said Sunday it had resumed withdrawals for some major cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Ethereal after more than $6 billion in assets were stolen from the cryptocurrency exchange. Binance is the world’s largest crypto exchange by daily trading volumes. News of the hacking attack, which is thought to be the biggest-ever crypto heist, caused…
French police fired tear gas and clashed with some protesters on Saturday as thousands marched across France again in largely peaceful demonstrations against soaring living costs and police violence. Police said about 70,000 people demonstrated in Paris alone. France’s interior ministry said about 320,000 people rallied nationwide. In the southern port city of Marseille, demonstrators…
At least two people were killed in a drone attack in Russia’s southwestern Saratov region and parts of Ukraine went without power following targeted assaults on energy infrastructure, local authorities said Saturday, as U.S.-led peace talks on ending the war press on. The drone attack damaged a residential building and several windows were also blown…
Kyiv – Ukrainian and Russian humanitarian delegations began evacuating residents from Russian-occupied Oleshky on Friday, with plans to move the evacuees through Russia and Belarus before arriving back in Ukraine on Saturday. Oleshky, a city in Ukraine’s southeastern Kherson region occupied by Russia since the first days of the Ukraine-Russia war, has seen one of…
